Custom Shawarma Boxes & Shawarma Packaging
Shawarma is hot, wrapped and dripping with garlic sauce, and it usually gets eaten walking down a street or unwrapped in a car. The bread has to stay intact, the sauce has to stay inside, and the whole thing has to be handed over in seconds. We produce a lot of shawarma packaging at ZEE Packaging and containing the sauce is where most of the work goes.
Sauce Goes Everywhere
A shawarma box has to hold liquid that wants to escape.
- Garlic sauce and tahini both soak through untreated board fast
- A coated inner face throughout, not only on the base
- The wrap itself should be foil or paper wrapped first
- Grease resistant treatment for anything from the rotisserie
- A closure that holds when the box tilts in a bag
- Never let the sauce sit directly against printed board
Most complaints we hear about shawarma packaging involve sauce soaking through within minutes.
Steam Softens Bread
Hot flatbread has its own problem.
- Trapped steam turns crisp bread soft very quickly
- Vent holes where the format allows them
- Never seal a hot wrap completely airtight
- Kraft breathes better than a heavily coated stock
- A brief moment to settle before boxing helps considerably
- Delivery orders need more airflow than counter collection
- Long clamshell the standard shawarma box for a full wrap
- Wrap sleeve the lowest cost shawarma packaging
- Deep tray with a lid for plated shawarma with rice and salad
- Half wrap sleeve leaves the top open for eating on the go
- Combo box with a sauce well wrap and dip together
- Carrier tray multi order delivery format
Sizes We Print Regular
Every shawarma box is built to your wrap, though these run often:
- 8" x 3" x 2" for a standard wrap
- 9" x 3.5" x 2.5" for a large or loaded wrap
- 7" x 2.5" x 2" for a smaller portion
- 9" x 6" x 2.5" for a plated meal with sides
- 8" x 4" x 2.5" with a sauce well
- 12" x 9" x 3" for a four order carrier
Measure your wrap once it is rolled and loaded, since a full shawarma is considerably thicker than the flatbread suggests.
Board And Food Safety
- Food grade certified stock, always, without exception
- Grease and moisture resistant coating as standard
- Kraft board, which suits street food particularly well
- White SBS where you want vivid brand print
- 20pt to 22pt, since a loaded wrap has real weight
- Coated inner face where sauce collects at the bottom
Print does well on this format. A shawarma box gets held while eating, so branding reaches people all along the street.
Kinder Material Choices
- Grease resistant coating instead of a poly lining
- Recycled kraft with no lamination
- FSC certified board, certificate available on request
- Soy based ink through the whole run
- Paper wrap replacing foil where the heat allows
- Right sized shawarma packaging so the wrap matches the box
How An Order Runs With Us
- 100 unit minimum, so a single shop can order properly
- Free 3D mockup and flat proof before anything prints
- Free dieline drawn by our own designer
- Physical sample on request to test with a real wrap
- Urgent turnaround at 5 to 8 business days
- Free shipping worldwide with nothing hidden
Frequently Asked Questions
Will garlic sauce soak through?
On untreated board, within minutes. A coated inner face handles it and a paper wrap around the shawarma itself helps further.
Sleeve or a full box?
Sleeve for walking customers and lower cost. A box for delivery and anything loaded, where the sauce needs proper containing.
Do we need vents?
On a closed format, yes. Trapped steam softens the flatbread quickly, which is the complaint most shops hear.
How much is a shawarma box?
Rough estimate is $0.08 to $0.25 per unit for a wrap sleeve, $0.18 to $0.50 for a clamshell and $0.35 to $0.90 for a plated meal tray at moderate quantity. Print coverage moves it. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for a exact quote.
Can you do a sauce well?
We do, built into the tray. It saves handing over a separate pot and stops the dip tipping in a bag.
Is the board food safe?
Always. We only run food grade certified stock for anything holding food.
Do they work for delivery?
With extra venting and a firm closure, yes. Delivery is much harder on a wrap than a two minute walk home.
